Tile roof and tile therefor.



J. PREUND.

TILE ROOF AND TILE THEREFOR.

APPLIOATIOI rmm nus 12, 1912.

1,082,076. Patented Deo.23,1913.

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WITNIIIII INVINTOR (QM. wiizma.

PAT NT OFFICE.

iosnrn rzmunn, or six LOUIS, mssoum, assienos. we mrmcan csmur run MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WAN PENNSYLVANIA,

PUH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0] mm seer s run attainment Imi of letter-I t t; Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

' Application tiled June 12, 1818. Serial 110. 703,215.

'lile Roofsand Tiles Therefor,of-which the following is a full, clear'fland exa'ct'descrip tion, reference being had to the accompanyin drawin s formm art of thiss ecifica g g gp p tiles, the beads in the tiles in one course tion, in wine 1- Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a roof; Fig. 2 is a section on the line II-II of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sinular view on the line III-III of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 1s a detail plan view of a ortion of .two t1les an d a portion of one o the rolls partiallyun' section; Fl {5 is a detail sectional view on the line" --V of Fig. 2; Fig 6 1s a detail section'al'view similar to 1g. 8, on the larger scale; and-F1 7 ma perspective view of one of the-rel s.

Mv invention relates to an improvement in tile roofs and tiles therefor,- and is designed to' rovide a roof of thls'character', in which t e'tilcs are made-to prevent. the

snow and rain from being driven intowthe building at the joints between the adjacent tiles. Another object of my invention is toprovide a roll for covering the omt'between adjacent tiles, which can readily be secured to the purlins to prevent the roll and the undferlymg tiles from being blown from the roo a a Still another object of my invention is to n-ovide a roll which is so sha ed and reiniorced that-it can readily be a ipped without breaking.

I am aware that rolls have beenyseclto cover the joints bctween'adjacent idea, but do not know of any roll which weuld be satisfactory when used with cement tiles which are now in common use and which measure approximately twenty-six inches by fifty-two inches.

he precise nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which will now be described, t being premised, however, that various changes may be made in the details of cons ruction and general arrangement of the arts, without departing from the spirit andlscope of my inventionas de fined by the appended claims,

In the drawings, the numeral 2 des the tiles, which are'provided withi therecesses 12 in the rolls, gnates, ownwardly f-eii tendedprojections 3 on the bottom an'd at the up er ends thereof, and which" are arrange to engage purlins 4- for supportin the roof. vEach of these tiles is provided-with a longitudinal rib 5, along each'ofits longitudinal edges, and a flange 6 adgacent to each ofvsaid ribs.

7 esignates a recessed bead in each of the being arranged to {overlap the rolls covering-the joints between tiles in an adjacent course, as hereinafter described. The lower A corners of each of the tiles are cut away, 'as undlca ted at 8, and-the upper portions of prize? of the ribs 5 are cut away, as indicated it I l I =10 designates the rolls, each of which is rovidedwith a downwardly extending remforcedweb'11; and 12, 12 desi nate recesses n the under face of said r0 l,'one on each side of the web 11. The up er-ends of these recesses are, closed; by i re short 'endprojections 13,, and theflflo'wer ends thereof are a closed by: the projections 14, whichareq'approximately the same depth as therein'forcing web 11. I r 'l lik tdesignates a reinforcing member, wh ch ma ,be--'f rmed of wire" gauze, expanded metal, or'a'ny suitable material, and which 18 heat upon tself in the lower portion of the web 11 andc'xtends upwardly therein and then downwardly on each side around the recesses 12.. l i a 10 des gnates a reinforcing rodextending through e -mem be tend ng- :downwardly from the rib 11, the inner, ends-thereof berng secured -within the bodyaof the' roll during the formation thereof.- .The'lower outer edges of theroll 10'are recessed asindicated at 18, and. these recesses are adapted to be filled with cement to prevent moisture from being driven in between the roll and the tile. 4

The roof islaidiin the following manner:--The tiles '2 are laid in the course A indicated in Fig.1, so that their projections 8 engage, the second 'purlim. After the proper number of tlles have been laid along he first eourse,.rolls 10 are then laced over the junctions between adjacent lies in the ,first,course,.the,ribs def the tiles entering and the closures in the cut-away portions 9 of the s can be seen by reference to Fig.

118 restin ribs 5.

I I web-'11, which acts as a tension r for the web 11, and'17 are loops ex-.

5, the rojeetions li enter the cut-away portions in adjacent tiles so as to prevent moisture being drivenin at the lower ends of the tiles'at-the junction between them.

nieinbcr lil, whichis secured to the lower' urlin and tothe loops 17- to retain the ower ends of the rollsvin the first course, to ther with the-lowerends of the tiles be ow them in osition on the roof. The second and thir courses are then laid in a similar manner; The I last course .isalso laid in a manner similar tothe first course, but the upper ends of the rolls 10 are secured by means of wires 20 which engage the upper purlins and loops 17 in the upfer ends of the rolls in the to course. A ter the roof has been complete the ooves 18 in the edges of the rolls 10 are lled with cement, as indicated-M21 in Fig. 6.

By reference, to Fig. 6, it will be readily seen that thefianges 6 are slightly above the upper portions of the tiles which will prevent the water from bein driven in be-v tween the bottoms of the ro s and the tile, and even thou hfwater should be driven in betweenrthe ti es and the rolls the ribs 5 will prevent the water from being driven into the building; 7 p

The advantages of my invention result from the-provision of a tile in which; both its longitudinaledges arethe.same.i-..Fur-

ther from the 5 rovision' of gaf roll having a reinforcing ri iwhich isearrangedto ex-. tend down between ad'acent tiles. Further, from the provision o meansz for securing the rolls and the underlyingtiles to the roof frame structure.-

I 2 vLI claim=-,ii- ,1. A tile roof having a plurality of courses of tiles and a plurality of.rolls for each course, there being "oneroll for each joint between adjacent tiles in the same course, each'ot sa d rolls havingtwo longitudinal recesses in its 'lower face and a downwardly extendinlg longitudinal rib between said recesses t e ad acent lon itudinal edges of each tile at said joint. aving an u wardly extending longitudinal ri seate in the recesses in their respective roll and a downwardly extending transverse pro action on the. ower end ofeach roll, sai ,lastmentioned projections.ciosing the lower end oft he, recesses, the lower faces of the last mentioned projections being flush with the bottoms to! the.tiies in the same course to seal the ends or the joints between the tiles; substantially asdeloribed 2." A tile' roof havin a plurality of courses of tiles, and a p urality of rolls in each course, there being one roll for each joint between adjacent tiles in each course each of said rolls having two longitudinal recesses in its lower face and a downwardly extendin lon itudinal rib between said recesses, t e"a acent longitudinal edges of eachtile at said joint'having an upwardly extending longitudinal rib seated in the recesses in their respective roll, the lower corners of each tile being cut away at the joint between adjacent tiles, and a downwardly extending transverse projection on the lower end of eachroll seated in the cut-away portions in the adjacent tiles, the last projections closin the ends of the recesses of the rolls and t e ends of the joints bet-ween adjacent tiles; substantiall as described.

. 3. A tile roo having a plurality of courses of tiles, and a plurality of rolls in each course, there being one roll for each joint between adjacent tiles in each course,'

each of said rolls having two longitudinal recesses in its lower face and a downwardly extendin longitudinal rib between said recesses, t e a acent longitudinal edges of each tile at Billd jOiIlt having an upwardly extending longitudinal rib seated inthe recesses in their respective. roll, the lower corners of each tilebeing cut away through the joint between adjacent tiles, and a downwardlylrextending transverse projection on the lower'end of each roll seated in the cut away 'portions-in adjacent tiles, the last inentionedprojections closin the ends of the recesses of the rolls and tie ends of the joints between adjacent tiles, and a transverseprojection on the other end of each of said rolls, the last mentioned projection engiiiging the ends of the ribs on adjacent tiles, t e transverse projections on the rolls being arranged to prevent longitudinal movement between the rolls and ti es; substantially as described.

4. .A roll for tile roofs having two longitudinall extendin recesses in its lower face a ongitudinal y extending reinforcing rib between said recesses, a closure for the upper ends of said recesses extending to the lower edge of the roll, and a closure for the lower ends of said recesses extendinfi to-a point below the lower edge of the ro subetantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set Gao. H. Hiiimivo, I H, F. Ross.

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